Armistice Day

With Americans again in harm's way in Iraq and Syria, it would make sense to repeal a 1995 Connecticut law that allows school on Veterans Day in Connecticut.

It has been said by the Norwalk superintendent of schools that more instructional time is needed, hence school on Veterans Day. In the Middlebury-Southbury school system, officials said room in the calendar was needed for the high holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, hence school on Veterans Day.

I urge legislatures to repeal the law allowing school on Veterans Day and for school systems to find other days in the calendar similar to what happens when making up for snow days. With the 100th anniversary of Veterans...

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With Americans again in harm's way in Iraq and Syria, it would make sense to repeal a 1995 Connecticut law that allows school on Veterans Day in Connecticut.
It has been said by the Norwalk superintendent of schools that more instructional time is...